New Business Manager Metro Rod London & surrounding areas Full time permanent Salary £50,000 - £65,000 basic DOE plus bonus & benefits Car allowance £6K Metro Rod and Metro Plumb, part of Franchise Brands PLC, are leaders in providing comprehensive water and waste management services across the UK. Metro Rod, founded in 1983, offers drain clearance and maintenance through over 40 franchisees, serving major companies like Tesco, Mitie, Clarion, Axa, and Wetherspoons in sectors such as FM, social housing, property management, retail, industrial, and leisure. With over 40 years in the industry, Metro Rod remains a fast-growing and dynamic business. Its sister company, Metro Plumb, operates more than 30 local depots, addressing a range of plumbing issues from emergency repairs to routine maintenance. Together, they offer a one-stop shop, supported by a network of over 600 engineers specialising in drainage, plumbing, pumps, and FOG management. Additionally, Franchise Brands’ Waste & Water Services Division includes Willow Pumps and Filta, enhancing their comprehensive service offering. Major companies trust these brands for their consistent quality service and customer satisfaction, making them a trusted name in the industry. What does it entail? The successful individual will offer a new business sales service to a cluster of our Metro Rod Franchisees within the London area. This is a new role for our franchise network and is therefore an exciting opportunity to showcase your skills and experience in generating new business and supporting our Franchisees in managing those relationships moving forward. Based predominantly out on the road, you will manage your own diary to incorporate new business sales whilst also spending time with the Franchisees withing their businesses in and around the central London area. We provide emergency and planned drainage and plumbing through our national franchised network incorporating pumps, sewage treatment plants, asset mapping, tankering services and we are expanding our plumbing services into gas and renewables. We are therefore looking for someone who has transferable industry experience such as FM, Social Housing, Civils/Engineering etc who will be able to pick up our industry relatively quickly in order to hit the ground running. What do we look for? Proven experience within business development – specifically new business Experience within the drainage/pump industry is preferred, and experience selling to Franchises/Distributers/Social Housing to demonstrate your understanding of the differences and challenges of selling in this environment is essential Have demonstrable experience working with customers to increase market share and introducing new services Be energetic, tenacious and positive in outlook Have some technical, project management or engineering experience that demonstrates transferable skills in understanding our technical services and how they are delivered would be ideal Be up to date with social media trends and best practices A curious approach to you work Influencing skills Strong stakeholder management skills What do you get? 25 days annual leave – plus bank holidays Royal London, Company Pension Group Life Assurance Additional Paid Leave / Special Leave Company Events Laptop / Company Mobile Travel subsidy / mileage Free Eye Tests / Subsidy for Glasses Employee Assistance Programme Occupational Health Support Employee Discounts Platform - Sodexo